Home Chef is building new ways to provide meal solutions that meet a wide variety of customer needs, and shipping locations both online and in store. Our team is a unique mix of creators, chefs, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers and we’re growing quickly. Our customer-first mentality, combined with a zest for supporting our peers, helped us bring home Built in Chicago’s Startup of the Year Moxie award in 2017. If you’re ready to be part of the action, we’re ready to connect with you. There are no limits to where we can go together.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Come make a difference in a growing meal solutions company, unlike any other! As the Director of Field HR, you oversee our largest population - our facility workers who serve our customers with dedication, getting both online and Retail meals out the door and onto the tables of families and friends. We strive for efficiency and productivity, of course. We also strive to be a place where employees want to come to work - where we improve the lives of our employees and their families. 

We serve customers across the country from our plants in Chicago, Atlanta, and our brand new facility in California. We’re looking for someone with experience with hourly populations, a drive to find innovative solutions for improving work in the plant environment, the ability to manage dispersed teams, and the desire to build strong, collaborative relationships with Operations peers.

Our growth comes with exciting developments and challenges, and we are looking for someone ready to make an impact. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide HR oversight and leadership to plant-level HR teams, production facilities’ leadership and their teams
• Closely oversee plant HR teams, ensuring teams are as effective, efficient and supportive of their facility leadership as possible
• Provide coaching and feedback to plant HR teams to drive superior performance and service to their employees
• Serve as primary strategic partner to the Fulfillment and Food Safety/Quality Assurance organization, developing HR strategies, needs assessments and resulting HR solutions
• Become a trusted advisor to each of the 3 facilities’ plant managers and on people-related topics
• Motivate/ train management to set and hold employees accountable to high standards of performance
• Serve as an escalation point and expert for employee relations and issue resolution
• Coach management on employee relations matters, effective communication and coaching skills, employee performance management and talent management
• Handle sensitive, complex employee relations issues, coordinating with legal resources when needed
• Ensure consistency in employee relations / disciplinary approaches across plants
• Develop and implement streamlined HR processes, procedures and strategic initiatives
• Plan and implement effective change management strategies, communications, and training in support of major organization change initiatives
• Diagnose root cause of inefficiencies in the HR teams and implement effective programs, process and HR policies to fix
• Provide hands-on support, including hiring, new hire orientation, staffing, compensation, wellness and benefits, training, development, team relations, D&I and engagement
• Drive effective performance management, compensation, and promotion cycles
• Manage the temp agency relationships across all 3 facilities
• Drive consistent organizational health enhancements across all production facilities
• Complete special projects and objectives
• Conduct research, develop and organize information to help determine root cause and then the appropriate solution for cultural / behavioral change
• Help drive down attrition amongst the hourly population through creative organizational health initiatives

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience
• Prior experience in multi-site, multi-state production facility HR Generalist support strongly preferred
• 2+ years of experience managing and mentoring HR staff, preferably other managers
• Complete understanding of HR policies and procedures, common employment laws and compensation and benefit strategies for an hourly workforce
• Demonstrated interest or experience with progressive HR
• Strong leadership and change management or organizational development skills
• Excellent people management and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build rapport and trusting relationships with all levels of organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication and team management skills
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and Google Suite.
• Enjoys working in an agile, fast-paced, team environment
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time
• SPHR or SHRM SCP certification preferred, but not required 

Perks/Benefits:

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date 

- Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability

- 401k Employer match - 50% on the $1, up to 6% of the employee's earnings 

- We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses

- Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, plus sick days 

- Generous Parental Leave 

- Great Work/Life Balance – We value and support each individual team member

- Quarterly company-wide “Town Hall” meetings 

- Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

- Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop, plus an extra screen 

- Onsite gym 

- Weekly Fooda credit

- Newly renovated office in the historic Old Main Post Office which is located close to multiple Metra and CTA options

- Employee discounts through Perkspot

- Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

- Casual dress in a fun, friendly and collaborative work environment

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Home Chef is an equal employment opportunity employer